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riggsp
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Oct 17, 2019

About painting a 5th wheel

Just a simple question for anyone who has done it...have you painted your RV yourself...if so, what kind of paint did you use, and how did you apply it...were you pleased with the outcome...what would you do differently?

Just curious.
  • Thanks for all the replies...was thinking candy blue instead of red, and then the orange flames would show better.
  • It is automotive paint. I had my boat painted at a shop that also painted large trucks and RV's. I watched them doing a motorhome on one of my visits. Automotive paint and a few coats of clear coat.
  • agesilaus wrote:
    I have not but it seems likely it uses automobile type paint, acrylic I believe. There may be a store that sells it near you. Here is your chance for a candy apple red fiver..ugly but unique.

    Don't forget the flames and fuzzy dice.
  • Have not painted one myself, but ours, and many others are painted as they are being built. I would think that any good professional auto painter would be able to do the job, especially if they have a facility to do the job inside their shop.
  • I have not but it seems likely it uses automobile type paint, acrylic I believe. There may be a store that sells it near you. Here is your chance for a candy apple red fiver..ugly but unique.